In the Blogs
Feature
Top Stories

Yellow Cab pushes driver prepayment plan that city officials say is illegal

Private companies make big profits raising money for nonprofits

Powerful commission lies dormant until the mayor can find picks acceptable to the board

More than 300 winners in our annual celebration of Bay Area excellence, innovation, and independence!

news & culture
Am I the only person who thinks this is insane?

The choice facing us is between being smart about our energy policy or handing over that policy to a corporate boardroom in Atlanta

It's not too early to start evaluating the campaign rhetoric and exposing the most ridiculous untruths

Get involved, stay informed

The spray goes on; the pleasures of no-car commutes

» ALT.SEX COLUMN
FOOD & DRINK
Burma Superstar opens an upscale cousin up the street

Cactus Taqueria

What we've been eatin'

special issues







Best of the Bay 2008
Hotlist
Alison Harris - The Sebastapol singer-songwriter will woo you with her sunny charms and spectral folk drifts. With Jeffrey Luck Lewis and Dave Mulligan More...
8pm, $10. Rickshaw Stop, 155 Fell, SF. (415) 861-2011, www.rickshawstop.com

Son Ambulance - Dulcet Midwestern popsmiths dole out the shivers and shakes with their latest Someone Else's Deja Vu.
9pm, $8. Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF. www.bottomofthehill.com
Best of the Bay 2008 Party - Hell yeah, we'll hype this one, because it's totally worth it. Raashan Ahmad, HOTTUB, Loquat, and Kev Choice Ensemble headline. Plus: "God Undress America" burlesque extravaganza. More...
8pm-2am, $free. 1015 Folsom, SF. www.sfbg.com/bobparty

"Special Disco Version" - James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of LCD Soundsystem tune out the electro rock and spritz the hi-hats. More...
9pm, $10. Mighty, 119 Utah, SF. (415) 762-0151 www.mighty110.com
Wallpaper - Oh-so-courant, earnestly endearing dance jabs at begging for sex and texting your love from local boy Ricky Reed's party outfit. More...
9pm, $12. Independent, 648 Divisadero, SF. (415) 771-1422, www.theindependentsf.com

2008 Cuervo Black US Air Guitar Championships - Everybody's doing it! No, not corporate sponsorship -- shredding the windmill, as another fierce Air Guitar comp wows one-hand clappers. More...
8:30pm, $20. Grand Ballroom, 1290 Sutter, SF. www.apeconcerts.com
Human League - We keep feeling "Fascination" (groan) for these Sheffield synth-lovers, but will they pull out their early jitter-disco, proto-industrial tunes?. More...
8pm, $40. Mezzanine, 444 Jessie, SF. (415) 628-8880, www.mezzaninesf.com

Fly with Joshua Redman - Four of jazz's sharpest cutting-edge artists lift the genre, starbound and light, above the horizon. More...
8pm, $40. Campbell Recital Hall, 541 Lansuen Mall, Stanford. (650) 725-2787, www.stanfordjazz.com
Vintage Paper Fair - Satisfy your exquisite antique stationery craving as four dozen vendors hawk old-school postcards, posters, and more pulpy ephemera. More...
10am-4pm, free. County Fair Building, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, Ninth Ave. at Lincoln, SF. (415) 668-1636, www.www.vintagepaperfair.com

ABC - Another round for the quintessential gentlemen of New Wave (OK, not counting Heaven 17) as they count down their new release Traffic. More...
8pm, $27. Independent, 648 Divisadero, SF. (415) 771-1421 www.theindependentsf.com
Bottle Shock - Familiar in plot, but this star-studded (Bill Pullman, Alan Rickman, Chris Pine), wine-centric flick's warm and charming in a well-worn yet comfortable way. Perfect for cold summer nights. More...
In Bay Area Theaters

Punk Rock Sideshow - An absolute hangover-helping, after-the-bender classic party, with tear-'em-up tunes by DJ Tragic and the Duchess of Hazard.
10pm-2am, free. Hemlock Tavern, 1131 Polk, SF. (415) 932-0923 www.hemlocktavern.com
Wolves in the Throne Room - "Environmentally conscious metal"? Well, not exactly, but close from these outdoorsy howlers and fret-lickers. More...
8pm, $15. Slim's, 333 11th, SF. (415) 255-0333, www.slims-sf.com

Daryl Hall and John Oates - Private eyes, they're watching you, watching you, watching you-o-o-o-o-o. They are!
7:30pm, $49.50-$78. Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce, Saratoga. ( www.ticketmaster.com
More Listings
SFBG Video pick


SFBG TV goes to the Slow Food Nation Victory Garden outside City Hall. Video by Ariel Soto.
arts & entertainment
Adorable "That Girl" Edie shimmies, sings, and spices up the drag genre

Four dozen dealers feature old postcards, paper, and photographs

The Photography Issue: Not just like us! The pre-stalkerazzi celeb shots of Gary Lee Boas

What we've been up to

What to do August 6-12, 2008

Visual art inspired by literary classics

Music
The Photography Issue: Local rock photogs give good bulb. Plus: Son Ambulance, Hall and Oates, C.L.A.W.S, and more

James Jackson Toth gets straightforward, Sonates brightens up

Wallpaper's jaunty T Rex

Wolves in the Throne Room's loud love of the land

Why the Bay has a hard time harboring hip-hop venues

Human League and ABC back-to-back

Craft, sass, and brash fearlessness

Film
Bottle Shock's themes may not be new, but the flick's charming

FlicKeR looks through the dreamachine in search of Brion Gysin

SFBG Classifieds